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Stopping Them From 'Tuning Out Israel'

How to address those increasing numbers of young American Jews who simply tune out Israel? Accusations of betrayal are useless. A more nuanced presentation of Israel, one that bears at least some correspondence to the complexity of the place is a start. The availability of a credible liberal Zionism, rooted in the humane tradition that used to characterize the Zionist mainstream, that stands in opposition to the distorted Zionist pretensions of Israel's extreme right-wing, may bring young Jews back to Zionism.